2025 Compare Cities Education:
Barrington, IL vs Phoenix, AZ

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- Phoenix spends 51.8% less per student than Barrington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.6% higher in Phoenix than in Barrington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phoenix had 14.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Barrington
 Barrington, ILPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Barrington    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Beautiful gated community with lake, golf course with restaurant and tennis courts.   More

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The best thing in Barrington is the Metra Train, which will take you 50 minutes to Chicago Eastbound or you can take the train to historic Woodstock! Otherwise, you  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very Nice if you like the change of  More

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Reviews for Phoenix    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Over 1 years ago

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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